Kia Surprise Deals – RM15,888 off a Picanto 1.2 M/T!

Naza Kia, the official distributor for Kia in Malaysia, is offering attractive discounts on selected models in June in the run-up to the Hari Raya festivities – the promotion runs from now until June 30, 2015.

The biggest discount goes to the cheapest car in Kia’s range, the Picanto 1.2 M/T – it gets a whopping RM15,888 discount over the RM54,888 sticker price (on-the-road inclusive of GST and insurance), which means that it’s yours for just RM39,000 (a 2013 model, according to a dealer we enquired). In comparison, the automatic variant has its price cut by just RM6,000, sitting at RM53,888.

Yes, we know, it’s a manual, but if you don’t mind rowing through your own gears – which isn’t exactly a hardship with such a light clutch – that’s a downright steal. Let’s not forget, this highly-specced car has six airbags and stability control, and it now costs less than a two-airbag, no-ESP Perodua Axia!

Other deals include those for the Cerato range – the base 1.6 KX now has a RM5,680 saving over list price (down to RM83,999), while the top-spec 2.0 sees a RM7,680 discount that puts the price down to RM110,000. The mid-range 1.6 SX gets the biggest discount among the trio – RM8,480 off its RM99,480 retail makes it RM91,000.

After trying to pursue a career in product design, Jonathan Lee decided to make the sideways jump into the world of car journalism instead. He therefore appreciates the aesthetic appeal of a car, but for him, the driving experience is still second to none.

How can a small car give 6 airbags, VSC and loads of other features, CBU and all that and our beloved Camry kosong?

In overseas, Toyota is highly respected. But in Malaysia, Toyota now has become a laughing stock. If you buy one, people secretly laugh at you thinking you are the dumbest person in town cause the Toyota is heavily stripped of its safety features. Now somemore, Picanto can be safer than a Camry!

Malaysians already now know how Toyota has been cheating people. Until today, even RM150k Camry got no VSC and only 2 airbags. Paultan already wrote long article how vital VSC is 3 years ago and yet UMW don’t care a damn for our lives.

Global price of Camry with 10 airbags and VSC is US$22,000. Besides VSC and 10 airbags, the global Camry has about 20 other safety features that is NOT in our Camry. These features are standard and free on the global Camry.

UMW don’t care about your life. you die or vegetable, they don’t care, janji untung lebih. they take out safety features to save cost. Yet, they charge us 3x the global price of US$22k. We buy for RM180k a heavily stripped down car. Same with Altis. Same with Vios.

Worse still, it is CKD and Made in Malaysia. The price is even cheaper. If US Toyota is sold at US22k and still make a profit, you can bet that UMW will get this car at country distributor price of US15k. CKD it, it will be US$12k (about RM40k). But they sell to Malaysians for RM180k.

Camry Hybrid even better. US$26k. Come to Malaysia no tax. But sold for RM175k

Toyota not giving much discount with more bodykits (instead of safety) for their cars to control the price/RV.
But peoples always win, peoples chose safety.
less demand means less RV.
UMW Toyota going down and down.

Toyota not giving much discount with more bodykits (instead of safety) for their cars to control the price/RV.
But peoples always win, peoples chose safety.
less demand means less RV.
UMW Toyota going down and down.

That is the price to pay when you want to be the first to get your hands on the latest model. Even viva auto was dropped from 39k to 28k towards the end to clear way for axia. Tho naza need to rethink their marketing strategy. They cannot price cars with premium margin like perutdua.

do keep in mind that our milo tin picanto in malaysia has 6 airbags to help protect the passengers in the tin milo and even has esp to help prevent the accident from even taking place.. that’s whats worth of a tin milo

This offer will further kill Toyota the Moving Coffin. Pity Toyota, Kia has just given a bad blow to Toyota evethough Toyota does not have A segment or B segment. Most Vios buyers will rather get a car with more airbags than their moving coffin Vios

Toyota sales has been ZERO the pas few months because the publc now know what a fraud UMW is and how we Malaysians have been cheated with low safety equipment compared with similar Toyota models globally. For example, most Toyota overseas come with 10 airbags and VSC, reverse camera, tyre pressure monitoring system and over 20 safety features as STANDARD and free. Our Toyota, no VSC and kotak kosong. Yet, it is sold for 3x the global price.

Double whammy by UMW. 3x the global price and 20 safety features less.

plus… they only offer 3year/100k km warranty,
is Toyota that reliable, why dont put 5year or more?
UMW Toyota really that greedy, less safety with less warranty. Always wanna make large profit.
Cant wait to see Toyota’s RV going down really2 fast.

Sam LOOser and Same Lor’s worst nightmare brand. Promo or no promo also sure get bashed. KEna condemn to the ends of the earth. At least the cute piccanto is better than the shitty myvi in terms of safety and equipment

Economy is bad after gst, our ringgit is falling. Nobody wants to buy a guzzler like Camry and altis. That is why the RV is dropping like bird shit. Ppl prefer smaller cars that sip petrol like axia and picanto.

As a manual driver, I find it near impossible to focus on driving and texting/whatever you do with smartphone. You can only choose one, so it is safer to force you to focus on driving.

One of biggest complaint about manual is hard to drive in traffic jam, which is irrelevant in modern manual like this Picanto. The clutch is so light, it’s near as no different than driving auto in jam.

In the USA, there’s many failed attempt by thieves to hijack cars when they see the car is manual. So manual gearbox is the best anti-theft system, and at the rate more people are forgetting to drive manual here, it seem more valid here too. So buy manual, safer for you to keep away the thieves.

Sam Loo may say manual no RV, but when you already save RM 14,888 in the first place, why bother?

Step right up folks. This is officially the cheapest car on the road with 6 airbags and ESP. And refined body control. Why would you buy the tin from Perodua with the infinite special edition when you can have this.

If Naza can give away Rm15888 in discounts for the Picanto manual,it shows a few things.
A.They are selling at a loss
B.A newer version is on the way,just clear stocks
C.They are giving away their margin, a hefty rm 15888
D.The bladdy car is not moving at all
E.They made a big mistake by bringing a manual version ,which nobody wants.
These bastard sons of the dead tycoon simply cannot think straight,alto they are given so much preferential perlindungan and big APs.Even a Form Five dropout can do better than being caught in such a scenario.SHAMBOLIC MEMALUKAN….and LAZY.

Without over analysing it, just look at the simple fact..
RM39k for a car with DRL, VSC, ABS, 6 Airbags, traction control, Bluetooth, 5 year warranty…
And put this into the perspective of the competition…
You still need A to Z reasoning?

Kentway,you are right.
Tinmilo only tokok,I am sure he wont even go near the dead tycoon’s overprotected sons’ unwanted 2014 manual version.He secretly may be driving sushi cars.
Tun says some ‘people’ are LAZY.They just tumpang EVERLASTING PERLINDUNGAN without thinking thro and working smart.
Without preferential ‘privileges”,they wont be so rich,but still so MEMALUKAN,Lazy and shambolic are the words to describe them.

Bro the car looks really modern and sporty with tons of stuff for a 1.2 litre. This price just made it really extremely attractive.KIA is a really serious global brand now.If find some one driving one now, you can really tell the dude or dudette is having really fun time.

I would say that this is 2014 stock hence the “discount” so to speak. Heck, that 6,000 discount for A/T looks as if it is permanent – I bought mine this time last year and got the same promo too.

The Picanto is a very good car for its class, refined, safety top notch, and driving dynamics is good to. I drove it all the way to Penang at 140-150 without breaking a sweat (I know, I know, I shouldn’t speed). If you’re a rational buyer this car is the one to go at this price

This goes to show ACTUALLY car prices can be very cheap in Malaysia if not because of the ridiculous tax.
Do you all realise we are being DOUBLE TAXED on cars??
Excise duty is one, then GST on top of Excise duty. Duty on duty should be illegal

The taxes rate that concern us. Look, how much their base and selling price compared to us in Malaysia. Don’t you think by lowering down the taxes rate(especially excide duty) over years should actually give a good pressure to local brand to make an international vehicle?

Last month i drove a brand new or corolla/altis for a week and on the next day, i drove a 2014 cerato. To be honest, i didnt expect at all that altis is really an all rounder shitty car compared to that humble cerato!

Somebody made a boo-boo at Naza Kia to bring in manual Picantos. Now they found it cannot sell so have to offer deep discounts. In Malaysia you can only sell a manual car if it is a performance car or very cheap. There is no market here for a pricey family oriented manual car. How did Naza make such a stupid miscalculation?

The fact that they can sell at such low prices and still make a pofit showed how overpriced e original prices were, in case u didnt notice, almost none of the foreign makes listed car prices go nears the most expensive p1p2 models in the same range…r u telou g me none of these world classcar makesrs cannot produce a car a cheaper cost vs local bramds. Thanks to protect policy again….prices in us mu h ciper and they income much higher..and dunt try to lecture about our much ciper gas coz we aleady subsidy pay in advance when we buy overpriced cars…look at the fat pofit no wonder second hand luxury cars they kip bringing in

The original Naza boss would never make such a silly mistake as bringing in pricey manual cars where there is no market but his sons are not so practical. Protected from the grind of daily life they hardly know how it is like to drive a manual car in Malaysia. The inconvenience can be offset by selling cheaply and I mean absolute price cheap, not value for money cheap. The market for this car is the same as M/T Axia and Myvi and the obsolete Viva/Kancil – the lower stratum of car buyers who just want as low price as possible. Don’t even talk to them about how many airbags and VSC.

bought a manual picanto early this year. it’s a 2014 make with a discount of rm 128888. it’s a fun car to drive.u can’t get this much of a safety feature with this price. who cares about rv coz our lives is priceless

Just bought one last week. Yep, it is a black Kia Picanto 1.2 MT. Here is what i think after driving it for almost a week:

1) Engine and Transmission:
Some might say 1.2 is underpowered, seriously it is still the case with autos, but it is more than enough in MT, if you know how to shift properly. Next thing you know it is very snappy and zippy on the road.

Transmission wise, it is rock solid. Shifting is very smooth and that feel of holding the ergonomic gear knob, is just priceless. How i wish this manual transmission inside my golf tsi as well!

2) Driving and Handling:
Believe it or not, 14 inch rims (15 for autos) enables the car handle bumps and holes in a very good way, i feel significantly less bumpy compared to the Myvi and even my very own golf.

It is quite stable during turning corners on a normal speed, and the steering feels solid compared to perodua models. The only catch is 14 inch rims tyre is a bit thin so u cannot expect much like a 17 inch would do. Braking is very precise and responsive.

High speed driving is a smooth and stable cruise, and i meant it when i am driving “safely” at least 140km/h (ok not advocating speeding here, as long as you know my point)

Interior and accessories:
Well MT version lacks fog lamps (who cares) and keyless + push start (for me just a gimmick) and steering audio control, overall the interior looks far more premium than Myvi and Axia. Mine got a little rattling noise on the left passenger door, but it was fixed in a short time (its a 2013 car, now it is 2015 what do u expect?)

And it has USB, AUX, foldable mirror button and all the minor things as standard, but what i love the most is the wide open compartment area just below the infotainment, it is way better than my golf! i could put all my wallet and handphone there so conveniently!

Build quality wise, it is quite rock solid, and i realised that this car is quite heavy despite it is a manual, and the sound of closing door is a heavy thud instead of hollow feel on Axia and Myvi.

Fuel Consumption:
Ok i will be honest here, Kia is not a leading brand on FC, but this kia picanto is already quite decent in FC on its auto, so i can safely assume MT version is getting even better FC than auto. Around 10-12 km per litre depends how you drive (i am a heavy footer so i get 9-10km per litre of Ron 95)

Safety wise, do i really need to say anything? 6 airbags, ESC, all four disc brakes and ISOFIX! This beats Axia, Myvi, Toyota VIOS, Mitusbishi Attrage or Mirage and Nissan Almera! Only Proton Iriz is faring the same in this aspect.

Iriz would be my alternative (i mentioned it sometime ago), but i can’t resist this attractive discount from KIA! Sure i will lose some power compared to Iriz, but it is a decent A segment! Boot space is small (obviously) but decent enough for basic cargo.

The catch is (non kia specific), its a 2013 car, so it is bound to have some minor problems, so u need to sort and fix them with your salesman and technician.

Second, it is a manual. Not good in a traffic jam, but i agree manual driving should be revived and cultivated in malaysia, because like some of the posters has stated, manual actually keeps the driver focus and engaged in driving and aware of surroundings, and this can actually reduce accident rates and mortalities. In myvi or even my golf, i always have the bad habit of checking my phones during driving (very dangerous)

Overall i am quite satisfied of this car! By the way, it looks awesome and better than current myvi and Axia (my own opinion though) And it has LED rear lights, LED day running lights, and halogen projector lamps!

Honest because it just sing in tuned with what you want to hear. Just 1 week of driving and owning it… I’ll give you “honest” review 5yrs later:

“… car is shit… clutch wore out due to my aggressive driving so is expected… but engine leaking oil… wait in SC for few months… wait for spare parts arrive from korea… if only internal engine part I still can accept to wait but wait for a freaking clutch plate as well?… some more no replacement car… worst buy ever… cant sell because still owe banks after selling…”

Don’t say I did not warn you, but be prepared to be denied promotions, looked down by friends and colleagues, deemed untrustworthy, distched by gal/spouse, having to park far far away at family gatherings, given and funny look by uncles and aunties and most of all, after all that humiliation, I will show you the Hilux within 12 months

Very well said.Totally agree with your comment.
I find the Picanto interior have a slightly better layout and quality than the iriz.With this huge discount,it is a no brainer.I will get this instead of the Iriz.Price for price the cheapest Iriz is only short on the airbags count with 2 airbags,no rear wiper and electric folding mirror.The rest are the same as the picanto.

Btw, how u get the fc, agak2? 10-12km/L sounds too low, even for pure urban, it’s official fc is 21km/L, I would expect the real world fc more closer to myvi M/T… if driven sensibly :P

The round gear knob nice right? Dayum syiok shifting it, u feel so in control of the car feelsgood.jpg

Picanto is probably the most effortless/relaxing manual car I have driven, clutch tekan like no resistance at all, like tekan nothing. Steering also very light, may not be good for sporty driving, but hey, it’s a daily city workhorse, so tak kesah. In fact, probably better since it makes steering less tiring.

Tokmoh, i am sure nobody will actually believe any car manufacturer’s bullshit type of FC already :) Their FC test is done in a controlled environment. I did mine on real life (hot weather, occasional traffic jams, and aggressive usage) I am actually impressed by its FC, despite having heavier car body weight yet bearing some real grunt within it.

We are being deceived by some carmakers’ FC claim thats why we might feel Kimchis are “fuel guzzling”. In fact, i value safety and build quality more than anything else. Fuel consumption is secondary.

Even my Golf tsi mk6 can only achieve 10-11km per litre on 100% pure city driving, but can achieve 14-15km per litre on highway cruising.

Like you said, it is not for sporty driving, it is a basic car, but with a manual, you can have your own fun with it while being practical. And yes the round gear knob feels really solid and nice at my grip. Would appreciate a colored knob, but hey less than 40k i don’t complain! Light Steering is perfect for city drive and parking!

Manufacturer always say theoretical impractical fc, just use as guide only lol.

More reliable fc can find at forums, owners telling their real fc, or fuelly.

And look, u made me look at fuelly, and found out a commenter here got Picanto A/T lol. Summoning tiadaid :

http://www.fuelly.com/car/kia/picanto/2014/tiadaid/287458

His AT 12-13km/L. Myvi MT normally I see 13-15km/L, which is my expectation of real world fc of Picanto too.

Besides, ur car so new, engine baru mau run in, it’ll get better after few services.

Well, manual is not just for sporty driving, it’s the default choice in Europe. U buy an auto for this kinda car in Europe, they’ll think u either OKU or too much money until hailat edi (their general perception, auto is gearbox for fancy luxurious car).

This shows how much is our cronies are earning by that kind of margins in differences. That is why only rich and tax evaders will buy expensive cars. And sorry to say those $$$$ goes to the cronies! Our Malaysia car prices is way too WAY UP high, does not worth it and is above our heads! Now that the petrol and diesel have no subsides. Proton selling SUZUKI. You are all cheated and are PAYING SOMETHING THAT WOULD GUARANTEE TO DEPRECIATE REGARDLESS OF WHAT BRANDS OF CAR YOU ARE BUYING!

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